Regular season totals, through Week 17

Revised as of 8/8/2012

Teams are ranked according to Adjusted Line Yards. Based on regression
analysis, the Adjusted Line Yards formula takes all running back carries and
assigns responsibility to the offensive line based on the following percentages:

Losses: 120% value

0-4 Yards: 100% value

5-10 Yards: 50% value

11+ Yards: 0% value

These numbers are then adjusted based on down, distance, situation,
opponent, and the difference in rushing average between shotgun
compared to standard formations. Finally, we normalize the numbers so
that the league average for Adjusted Line Yards per carry is the same
as the league average for RB yards per carry. These stats are explained further here.

The following stats are not adjusted for opponent:

RB Yards: Yards per carry by that team's running backs, according
to standard NFL numbers.

Power Success: Percentage of runs on third or fourth down, two yards or less to go, that
achieved a first down or touchdown. Also
includes runs on first-and-goal or second-and-goal from the two-yard line or
closer. This is the only
statistic on this page that includes quarterbacks.

Stuffed: Percentage of runs where the running back is tackled at or behind the line of scrimmage. Since
being stuffed is bad, teams are ranked from stuffed least often (#1) to most
often (#32).

Second Level Yards: Yards which this team's running backs earn
between 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, divided by total running back
carries.

Open Field Yards: Yards which this team's running backs earn more
than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, divided by total running back
carries.

NFL averages for each stat given in red.

Why are these rankings different from the team offense DVOA ratings for rushing? Among other reasons, they don't
include quarterbacks or fumbles, long runs are truncated, and a different set of
adjustments is used, attempting to isolate line play rather than total team
offense.

A team with a high ranking in Adjusted Line Yards but a low ranking in 10+
Yards is heavily dependent on its offensive line to make the running game work.
A team with a low ranking in Adjusted Line Yards but a high ranking in 10+ Yards
is heavily dependent on its running back breaking long runs to make the running
game work.

However, it is important to understand that these ratings only somewhat
separate the offensive line from the running backs. A team with a very
good running back will appear higher no matter how bad their line, and a team
with a great line with appear lower if the running back is terrible.

The second table lists each team's Adjusted Line Yards in each direction listed
in official NFL play-by-play, along with rank among the 30 teams. Only five
directions are listed because research so far shows no statistically significant
difference between how well a team performs on runs listed middle, left guard,
and right guard.

LEFT END

LEFT TACKLE

MID/GUARD

RIGHT TACKLE

RIGHT END

TEAM

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

1

DEN

5.29

3

5.06

4

4.80

1

4.65

8

4.87

3

2

TEN

3.58

25

4.74

8

4.28

6

4.30

15

4.34

8

3

CAR

5.15

5

4.51

11

4.38

4

4.72

6

3.65

19

4

PHI

4.61

7

4.02

22

4.14

13

5.09

2

4.51

6

5

PIT

3.84

20

4.94

5

4.39

3

4.39

13

3.68

18

6

GB

5.34

2

4.15

20

4.44

2

5.03

4

3.99

13

7

KC

3.76

21

5.18

3

4.27

7

5.05

3

4.23

11

8

DAL

3.58

24

4.79

6

4.18

11

4.15

17

4.56

5

9

MIN

4.06

15

4.54

10

4.22

9

4.02

19

4.68

4

10

JAC

5.16

4

3.94

23

4.31

5

4.16

16

2.51

29

11

BAL

4.18

13

4.07

21

4.15

12

4.39

12

3.59

21

12

NYG

4.17

14

4.61

9

3.93

21

4.03

18

4.25

10

13

DET

4.32

10

4.36

17

3.76

24

4.95

5

4.49

7

14

WAS

4.41

9

4.38

15

4.00

17

4.47

10

3.31

24

15

BUF

3.48

26

5.69

1

4.03

15

3.24

28

3.96

15

LEFT END

LEFT TACKLE

MID/GUARD

RIGHT TACKLE

RIGHT END

TEAM

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

ALY

Rank

16

CIN

4.32

11

4.37

16

4.09

14

2.75

30

4.22

12

17

TB

5.55

1

3.51

27

4.18

10

4.36

14

2.85

27

18

SEA

4.03

16

3.72

25

4.26

8

5.28

1

3.98

14

19

NE

3.88

19

4.22

19

3.65

25

4.54

9

5.18

1

20

IND

4.45

8

3.86

24

3.94

20

3.93

20

3.92

16

21

SF

3.60

23

3.29

30

3.92

23

3.85

22

5.17

2

22

SD

4.66

6

4.38

14

3.96

19

4.68

7

4.29

9

23

MIA

3.99

18

4.25

18

4.03

16

3.05

29

3.79

17

24

CHI

3.68

22

3.66

26

3.99

18

3.91

21

2.84

28

25

NYJ

4.01

17

4.40

13

3.92

22

3.25

27

3.03

25

26

STL

3.10

27

4.75

7

3.53

27

3.59

24

3.51

22

27

ATL

2.93

30

4.47

12

3.39

28

4.40

11

3.34

23

28

NO

4.30

12

3.48

28

3.12

30

3.54

26

3.62

20

29

ARI

3.10

28

3.35

29

3.62

26

3.55

25

2.40

30

30

OAK

3.02

29

5.42

2

3.36

29

3.84

23

3.01

26

x

NFL

4.12

x

4.33

x

4.03

x

4.19

x

3.90

x

The third table lists how often each team runs in each direction. Numbers may not add up to 100% due to carries listed without direction.